diff --git a/xcube_clms/clms.py b/xcube_clms/clms.py
index f86b587..e311f45 100644
--- a/xcube_clms/clms.py
+++ b/xcube_clms/clms.py
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ def open_dataset(
         self.refresh_token()
         self._fetch_all_datasets()
         item = self.access_item(data_id)
+        # TODO: Check for other unsupported datasets (non-EEA) for now.
+        path = item.get(DOWNLOADABLE_FILES).get(ITEMS)[0].get("path", "")
+        source = item.get(DOWNLOADABLE_FILES).get(ITEMS)[0].get("source", "")
+
+        assert (
+            path is not "" and source is not ""
+        ), f"This data product: {item["title"]} is not yet supported in this plugin yet."
 
         request_exists: bool = False
         while True:
@@ -474,3 +481,117 @@ def _current_requests(self, dataset_id: str) -> tuple:
                 return COMPLETE, key
 
         return UNDEFINED, ""
+
+    def _queue_download(self, data_request: dict) -> str:
+        if not self._credentials:
+            raise Exception(
+                "You need credentials to open the data. Please provide credentials using set_credentials()."
+            )
+        self.refresh_token()
+        self._fetch_all_datasets()
+        data_id = data_request.get("data_id", "")
+        spatial_coverage = data_request.get("spatial_coverage", "")
+        resolution = data_request.get("resolution", "")
+        format = data_request.get("format", "")
+
+        item = self.access_item(data_id)
+
+        # This is to make sure that there are pre-packaged files available for download.
+        # Without this, the API throws the following error: Error, the FileID is not valid.
+        # We check for path and source based on the API code here:
+        # https://github.com/eea/clms.downloadtool/blob/master/clms/downloadtool/api/services/datarequest_post/post.py#L177-L196
+
+        path = item.get(DOWNLOADABLE_FILES).get(ITEMS).get("path", "")
+        source = item.get(DOWNLOADABLE_FILES).get(ITEMS).get("source", "")
+
+        assert (
+            path is not "" and source is not ""
+        ), f"This data product: {item["title"]} is not yet supported in this plugin yet."
+
+        request_exists: bool = False
+        while True:
+            status, task_id = self._current_requests(item[UID])
+            if status == COMPLETE:
+                LOG.info(
+                    f"Download request with task id {task_id} already completed for data id: {data_id}"
+                )
+                request_exists = True
+                break
+            if status == UNDEFINED:
+                LOG.info(f"No download request exists for data id: {data_id}")
+                break
+            if status == PENDING:
+                LOG.info(
+                    f"Download request with task id {task_id} already exists for data id: {data_id}. Status check again in 60 seconds"
+                )
+                time.sleep(60)
+
+        if not request_exists:
+            download_request_url, headers, json = self._prepare_download_request(
+                item, data_id, spatial_coverage, resolution
+            )
+
+            response_data = make_api_request(
+                method="POST", url=download_request_url, headers=headers, json=json
+            )
+            response = get_response_of_type(response_data, JSON_TYPE)
+            LOG.info(f"Download Requested with Task ID : {response}")
+
+            while True:
+                status, task_id = self._current_requests(item[UID])
+                if status == COMPLETE:
+                    LOG.info(
+                        f"Download request with task id {task_id} completed for data id: {data_id}"
+                    )
+                    break
+                if status == PENDING:
+                    LOG.info(
+                        f"Download request with task id {task_id} for data id: {data_id}. Status check again in 60 seconds"
+                    )
+                    time.sleep(60)
+
+        if self.download_url:
+            LOG.info(f"Downloading zip file from {self.download_url}")
+            headers = ACCEPT_HEADER.copy()
+            headers.update(CONTENT_TYPE_HEADER)
+            response_data = make_api_request(
+                self.download_url, headers=headers, stream=True
+            )
+            response = get_response_of_type(response_data, BYTES_TYPE)
+
+            with io.BytesIO(response.content) as zip_file_in_memory:
+                fs = fsspec.filesystem("zip", fo=zip_file_in_memory)
+                zip_contents = fs.ls(RESULTS)
+                actual_zip_file = None
+                if len(zip_contents) == 1:
+                    if ".zip" in zip_contents[0][FILENAME]:
+                        actual_zip_file = zip_contents[0]
+                elif len(zip_contents) > 1:
+                    LOG.warn("Cannot handle more than one zip files at the moment.")
+                else:
+                    LOG.info("No downloadable zip file found inside.")
+                if actual_zip_file:
+                    LOG.info(f"Found one zip file {actual_zip_file}.")
+                    with fs.open(actual_zip_file[NAME], "rb") as f:
+                        zip_fs = fsspec.filesystem("zip", fo=f)
+                        geo_file = self._find_geo_in_dir(
+                            "/",
+                            zip_fs,
+                        )
+                        if geo_file:
+                            with zip_fs.open(geo_file, "rb") as geo_f:
+                                if "tif" in geo_file:
+                                    return rioxarray.open_rasterio(geo_f)
+                                else:
+                                    return xr.open_dataset(geo_f)
+                        else:
+                            raise Exception("No GeoTiff file found")
+
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f"No DownloadURL found for data_id {data_id}")
+
+    def preload_data(self, data_requests: list[dict]):
+        task_ids = []
+        for data_request in data_requests:
+            task_id = self._queue_download(data_request)
+            task_ids.append(task_id)